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The ObjectAid UML Explorer for Eclipse

The ObjectAid UML Explorer is a UML plugin for Eclipse. It provides a graphical view on your Java source code.

Why another UML tool?

The ObjectAid UML Explorer is different from other UML tools. It uses the UML notation to show a graphical representation of existing code that is as accurate and up-to-date as your text editor, while being very easy to use. Several unique features make this possible:

  • Your source code and libraries are the model that is displayed, they are not reverse engineered into a different format.
  • If you update your code in Eclipse, your diagram is updated as well; there is no need to reverse engineer source code.
  • Refactoring updates your diagram as well as your source code. When you rename a field or move a class, your diagram simply reflects the changes without going out of sync.
  • All diagrams in your Eclipse workspace are updated with refactoring changes as appropriate. If necessary, they are checked out of your version control system.
  • Diagrams are fully integrated into the Eclipse IDE. You can drag Java classes from any other view onto the diagram, and diagram-related information is shown in other views wherever applicable.

The ObjectAid UML Explorer achieves all this while staying light, fast and easy to use. In addition, exploring code is easy because you can find and add related classes with a right-click from the context menu.

To get an impression of what the ObjectAid UML Explorer can do, please take a look at the Class Diagram section. You can also simply download it and try it out or take a look at the online help.

News

July 21, 2010

Several of you have asked when the Sequence Diagram Editor will finally be released. The software itself is fairly complete, but a complete rewrite of the web site is taking much more time than anticipated. Currently I expect that everything should be ready before the end of year.

Dec 5, 2009

The Sequence Diagram Editor is not ready yet, but it is making good progress. In the interest of quality, it will be made available when it is ready. A new section for the Sequence Diagram gives you a first impression of the functionality.

May 15, 2009

Version 0.9.86 fixes some issues with the new automatic image save capability and adds a context menu to save the image without saving the diagram. It also makes the Class Diagram Editor compatible with Eclipse 3.2 again; saving to PNG files is not supported is 3.2.

April 2, 2009

After a slightly longer break, a new version of the Class Diagram Editor (0.9.82) is available in the Download section. It has a new diagram option now lets you save an image automatically whenever you save a diagram.

ObjectAid is happy to announce the new Sequence Diagram Editor, which will be available later this year. It is the reason for the relative dearth of new features in this release of the Class Diagram Editor. The Sequence Diagram Editor will not be free, but it will be nearly as affordable.

In addition to this home page, the Class Diagram section has been completely redone and an FAQ has been added.

What's coming next?

  • Support for more object-oriented programming languages: C++, Ruby, Scala, Groovy and possibly Python.
  • UML design support: Create a language-neutral class model, then convert it into source code. Or do it the other way around if you need to design enhancements for an existing system.